Geraldine Brook's Nine Parts of Desire is a fascinatingly rich portrait of a little-known world that lifts the veil on the lives of Islamic women This is the insightful thought-provoking & at times humorous story of Geraldine Brooks' quest to discover the truth about women & Islam From adopting a chador as camouflage to taking meetings with Queen Noor of Jordan & former Iranian President Rafsanjani's daughter the author & journalist went undercover & deep into the heart of another culture She met with Palestinians protesting about 'honour killings' for adultery & sheltered girls transformed into warriors by the Emirates' armed forces Throughout the Middle East Brooks was invited into the homes & lives of these women where she found real stories that overturn western stereotypes Fair-minded & often revelatory Nine Parts of Desire is an extraordinarily rich tapestry of the different lives women lead under Islam & a captivating & diverse portrait of a little known world This is reportage at its best Geraldine Brooks is an award-winning author & journalist She has written several books of fiction & non-fiction including the international bestselling novel Year of Wonders & more recently March which won the Pulitzer She lives in rural Virginia ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region Free DVD Player in order to play In present day Buenos Aires experienced con-artist Marcos secretly watches novice Juan at work & intervenes to help when he gets caught The pair then go into business together & think they have latched onto something big when an old-timer speaks to them about a set of highly valuable forged stamps Juan & Marcos get hold of the stamps & begin operating a complex con intended to earn them a great deal of money but all is not as it seems Actors Ricardo Darín Gastón Pauls Leticia Bredice María Mercedes Villagra Gabo Correa Directors Fabián Bielinsky Writers Fabián Bielinsky Producers Pablo Bossi Language Spanish Subtitles English Number of discs 1 ...

Tracklist A1 Nimrod A2 Retribution Therapy A3 Chain Reaction A4 Ringworm A5 Happy Happy A6 Dead B1 Hymn B2 Conjure B3 Pretty Little Psycho B4 Ghost B5 Sick Like Me B6 Counterfeit ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Rob Marshall directs this big-budget musical based on the classic Fellini film 8 12 Set in early 1960s Venice the film follows famous film director Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis) as he struggles to complete his latest project on the eve of his 40th birthday Meanwhile he must also juggle the various colourful women in his life his wife Luisa (Marion Cotillard) his mistress Carla (Penelope Cruz) his muse Claudia (Nicole Kidman) his producer Liliane (Judi Dench) his mother (Sophia Loren) & even a prostitute who resurfaces from the depths of his past (Stacy Ferguson) Kate Hudson co-stars as the American journalist who interviews him about his life & work ...

Why do human beings believe in divinities? Why do some seek eternal life while others seek escape from recurring lives? Why do the beliefs & behaviors we typically call "religious" so deeply affect the human personality & so subtly weave their way through human society? Revised & updated in this third edition Nine Theories of Religion considers how these fundamental questions have engaged the most important thinkers of the modern era Accessible systematic & succinct it considers the Victorian anthropology of E B Tylor & J G Frazer the "reductionist" social science of Sigmund Freud Emile Durkheim & Karl Marx the non-reductionist approaches of Max Weber William James & Mircea Eliade & the alternative paradigms that have arisen from the work of E E Evans-Pritchard & Clifford Geertz The third edition features a new chapter on William James Each chapter offers biographical background theoretical exposition conceptual analysis & critical assessment Ideal as a supplementary text in introductory religion courses or as the main text in theory & method in religious studies or in sociology of religion courses Nine Theories of Religion Third Edition offers an illuminating treatment of this controversial & fascinating subject It can be used as a st&-alone text or with the author's companion reader Introducing Religion Readings from the Classic Theorists ...

The nine worlds of Norse & Anglo-Germanic myth comprise the battleground for this area control game In the game Nine Worlds players struggle to take control of these worlds spending action points to add or remove armies move them between the worlds or banish them to Helheim Control of a world gives access to world powers that players can use to win the game Victory relates to the numbers of armies that players have in the Nine Worlds along with controlling or disputing control of as many worlds as possible Players 3-6 Playing time 60-90 minutes Ages 12 ...

York Notes Advanced offer a fresh & accessible approach to English Literature This market-leading series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level & undergraduate students Written by established literature experts York Notes Advanced intorduce students to more sophisticated analysis a range of critical perspectives & wider contexts ...

One of a series of fiction titles for schools this is Orwell's classic novel in which every aspect of life is controlled by the State Winston Smith thinks he's alone in remembering an earlier time when men & women lived by instincts & loved with passion but then he meets Julia ...

In Nineteen eighty-four one of the 20th century's great myth-makers takes a cold look at the future Orwell's study of individual struggling
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' Who controls the past controls the future who controls the present controls the past' Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in which demands absolute obedience & controls him through the all-seeing telescreens & the watchful eye of Big Brother symbolic head of the Party In his longing for truth & liberty Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker Julia but soon discovers the true price of freedom is betrayal George Orwell's dystopian masterpiece Nineteen Eighty-Four is perhaps the most pervasively influential book of the twentieth century ...